Public water system record
East Berlin Area Joint Auth
Serves East Berlin, Adams County, PA · 1,750 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 60 monitoring/reporting issues for East Berlin Area Joint Auth in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 60
Key facts
- East Berlin Area Joint Auth draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, June 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 342 unknown out of 614 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2026 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 11, 2015 | Active |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for East Berlin Area Joint Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 158 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 21 |
| 1990s | 0 | 88 |
| 2000s | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 37 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 58 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2011, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.865 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against East Berlin Area Joint Auth in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in June 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
East Berlin Area Joint Auth draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
East Berlin Area Joint Auth must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells